Ciulfina

Ciulfina is a genus of small, tree-dwelling praying mantises belonging to the Family Nanomantidae and native to Australia. The following species may be found in eastern Queensland and Northern Australia:

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Based upon the identification distinction of Ciulfina species through male genital morphology, an entomologist at Macquarie University suggests there may be more than fifteen Ciulfina species.[1]

References

  1. Spermatophore feeding and mating behaviour in praying mantids (Mantodea: Liturgusidae), G. I. Holwell, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia


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